The Divine Physiognomist Descends from the Mountain

The night Qin Ming was born fell on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, when ghosts roamed the night and the Seven Fiends of the Heavenly Demon descended upon the world. His mother went into labor just as a difficult delivery began, and both mother and child nearly died. Fortunately, an old Daoist priest appeared in time to save them. He took Qin Ming back to his secluded mountain sect, accepted him as a disciple, taught him his skills, and decreed that he could not leave the mountain before turning eighteen.

Now that Qin Ming has turned eighteen, the old Daoist gives him a marriage contract and sends him down the mountain. From then on, he will make his way in the city and move among the powerful. A storm is about to unfold...